Bridge for harness pads



April 8, 1924. 1,489,507

J. C. NlCHOLS BRIDGE FOR HARNESS PADS Filed May 22, 1923v John ENi1:hc|15 dfm Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

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To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN C. NIoHoLs, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Sheboygan, in the countyof 'Sheboygan, and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bridges for Harness Pads; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to bridges for harness pads.

This case constitutes one of a series of cases filed simultaneouslyhaving elements cooperating to form a harness without stitching.

Bridges, as heretofore constructed, for harness pads for use in guidingstraps across the pad, such, for'instance, as the back straps, have notproven wholly satis-' factory for the reason that these bridges couldnot be so arranged that the straps guided thereby would at all times beretained within the bridge. It was frequently found that the bridgesopened up slightly from the pad and allowed the straps to work againstthe securing means producing either binding or rapid cutting of thesecuring means or the straps.

This invention is designed to overcome the above noted defects andobjects of such invention are, therefore, to provide a simple type ofbridge piece adapted to be secured to a pad in a manner to prevent thegripping of the guiding strap beneath the ends of the bridge piece, andto provide an extremely simple form of bridge piece which is serviceableand offers the minimum of resistance to the free passage of the guidingstrap.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a. portion of the pad showing the bridgepiece in position thereon, parts of the securing means being shown insection for clearness of illustration.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the pad showing the bridge piece inposition and partly in section, such view being on a larger scale thanFigure l.

The bridge piece comprises an elongated transverse member 1 which isspaced from the pad and is slightly arched. It is preferably providedwith rounded forward and rear faces as illustrated and has downward- 1yprojecting end portions 2. These end with the assurance 1923.: serial640,687. 1

portions have integrally formed transversely slotted or eyeletted earswhose inner and bottom ends 3 (see Figure l) merges into the endportions 2. The outer portions 4 of these ears are spaced from the innerportlon and are positioned upwardly from the pad 5. It is to benotedthat these ears extend upwardly and outwardly from the terminalportions of the bridge. I

convenient means of securing the bridge piece in position is by means ofstraps 6 which are passed through the ears and are folded over andstitched down to the pad as indicated at 7. This stitching is preferablyarranged closely adjacent the ears as shown in the drawings.

It is to be noted that by having the ears upwardly and outwardlydirected that the securing means pulls downwardly upon the outer portion4 of such ears and forces the end portions 2 of the elongated archedmember 1 and the inner portion 3' of the ears downwardly against the adinto binding engagement therewith. This construction precludes thesliding of the strap 8, such as the back strap, shown in Figure 1, fromcreeping or sliding beneath the end portion of the bridge piece andcuttingthe securing means or the strap, and binding of the stra It will,therefore, be seen that a highly desirable type of bridge piece has beenpro vided which is of extremely simple construction, and that the bridgepiece may be secured to the pad in a simple manner that its end portionswill be at all times held in binding engagement with the pad.

Although a specific form of the invention and one application thereofhave been described in considerable detail, it is to be understood ously'embodied and application thereof varied. It is, therefore, to beunderstood that the invention is to be limited only as defined by theappended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of a harness pad, a strap guiding bridge comprisin abridge piece spaced from said pad an terminating in outwardly andupwardly directed ears, and securing means attached to said pad andengaging the outer portion of said ears to hold the lower portion ofsaid ears in binding contact With said pad.

2. A bridge piece for a harness pad comthat the invention may bevariprising an elongated member having downwardly from said ends.

3. A bridge piece comprising an upwardly arched elongated member havingdownwardly extending ends, formed integrally with and apertured earssaid ends and ar-' ranged transversely of said elongated member andprojecting upwardly and outwardly from the ends of said elongatedmember.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

JOHN C. NICHOLS.

